Cryptic crossword clue
Kid coming in to consider employment as story-teller 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word RACONTEUSE

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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "story-teller" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case story-teller = raconteuse.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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Crossword Answer definitions

RACONTEUSE noun
  1. A female storyteller.

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